Family tree Weening » Jan Luinstra (1862-1945)
Personal data Jan Luinstra
- He was born on August 9, 1862 in Oudwoude, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: boerenknecht.
- He died on March 17, 1945 in Zwagerveen, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr), he was 82 years old.Source 2
- A child of Marten Pieters Luinstra and Margje Jans van Maassen
- This information was last updated on October 20, 2024.
Household of Jan Luinstra
Attention: Wife (Pietje van der Ploeg) is also his cousin.
(1) He is married to Tetje Baukes Ysinga.
They got married on May 17, 1884 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Marrigje Luinstra 1887-1955
(2) He is married to Pietje van der Ploeg.
They got married on April 21, 1917 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 54 years old.Source 4
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Historical events
Birthday August 9, 1862
- The temperature on August 9, 1862 was about 16.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
- April 7 » American Civil War: The Union's Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio defeat the Confederate Army of Mississippi near Shiloh, Tennessee.
- April 25 » American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
- April 29 » American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut.
- August 5 » American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
- September 17 » American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.
Day of marriage April 21, 1917
- The temperature on April 21, 1917 was between 3.4 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
- June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
- July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
- October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
- October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
- October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
Day of death March 17, 1945
- The temperature on March 17, 1945 was between 3.2 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
- March 31 » World War II: A defecting German pilot delivers a Messerschmitt Me 262A-1, the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft, to the Americans, the first to fall into Allied hands.
- April 5 » Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory".
- April 6 » World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
- May 5 » World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation.
- June 5 » The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power.
- June 21 » World War II: The Battle of Okinawa ends when the organized resistance of Imperial Japanese Army forces collapses in the Mabuni area on the southern tip of the main island.
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